Gorakhpur
city in Uttar Pradesh, India
Gorakhpur is a city in the north-eastern region of Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has an Indian Air Force station, since 1963. According to 2011 Indian Census, Gorakhpur had a total population of 673,446, of which 353,907 were males and 319,539 were females.[1]
Gorakhpur
Gorakshapuram | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 26°45′32″N 83°22′11″E / 26.7588°N 83.3697°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Gorakhpur |
Named for | Gorakhnath |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation of India |
• Body | Gorakhpur Municipal corporation |
• Mayor | Sitaram Jaiswal |
• MP | Ravi Kishan (BJP) |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 673,446 |
• Rank | 66 |
Demonym(s) | Gorakhpuri, Gorakhpuriya |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi[2] |
• Additional official | Urdu[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 2730xx |
Telephone code | +91-0551 |
Vehicle registration | UP-53 |
Sex ratio | 1000/903 ♂/♀ |
Avg. annual temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 18 °C (64 °F) |
Website | gorakhpur |
Notable people
change- Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
- Premindra Singh Bhagat, Recipient of Victoria Cross
- Amrapali Dubey, actress
- Ravi Dubey, actor
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census of India: Gorakhpur". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2019.